Planning underway for Chocolate University's third Africa trip

Program has evolved since the first trip in 2010

6:54 AM,
Jan. 8, 2014

Donita Cox

Written by

Claudette Riley
CRILEY@NEWS-LEADER.COM

Planning has started for the third Chocolate University trip to southwest Africa.

Eleven Springfield high school students have been selected for the immersion program offered by Askinosie Chocolate and Drury University.

It has evolved significantly since the first trip in 2010. That year, only Central High School students were involved and they spent months preparing and researching to find farmers who could directly provide Askinosie Chocolate with cocoa. He, in turn, shares the profits with the farmers. ...